… Contest Winter Photo Contest Rules The Photo Contest winner in each category receives a 1-year Garden Plus (Household) membership. TERM Chicago Botanic Garden’s Winter Digital Photo … entry in to the contest will be deemed to be a representation that the participant is 18 years of age or older or between the ages of 13 and 18 and entering this contest with the … awarding, possession, use and/or misuse of prize(s), if any, awarded herein. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, or Twitter. …
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… #butterflydinner plate for some of our favorite summer visitors (a “girl dinner” is a solo spread of grab-and-go bites). Essential Garden Elements Support the entire life cycle … supplied naturally or artificially, provides the butterfly with essential nutrients. Sun is critical to support both the growth of host and nectar plants, and to warm the butterfly, … of essential elements in your garden with its life cycle. "A relaxing part of gardening is being able to plant something and watch the activity that results from it," says Pollak, who …
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… of Kansas Topic: Monarch conservation: the challenges and opportunities ahead Noon Lunch 1 p.m. Karen Oberhauser, Ph.D., professor, University of Minnesota; and director, U. of M. … 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks About this Symposium: The Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium is partially endowed by the friends of Janet Meakin Poor, a Chicago-area conservationist and landscape designer dedicated to preserving natural habitats. This symposium is developed in a long-standing partnership between the Plant Science and Conservation department …
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… of the fruit can be planted to produce a new corm, or giant underground tuber. When a corm is grown from seed, it can take ten years or so to reach the size and store the energy necessary to support a bloom. What is Java’s background? You might remember our giddy news in mid-2017: " We’ve got twins . " Two … 30 and was one of our biggest corpse flowers ever at 81 inches tall. Sumatra bloomed on June 1 and we pollinated it. The plant’s fruit ripened over the next several months. and we harvested …
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… losses were in the past. Unfortunately, the loss of species has not stopped, or lessened, but is increasing at an ever-greater pace, and we are now in what is referred to as the Sixth Mass … environmentally destructive compounds in the United States. Today, there is a record high of 1,695 breeding pairs of bald eagles in Wisconsin, with at least one pair in all of Wisconsin’s 72 … and egg laying as early as February. Eagle nests are usually built in living trees and can get quite large, as the long-lived adults add additional material to the same nest each year. One …
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… oaks hold their anthocyanin-rich leaves through the fall? Or that the oldest oak at the Garden is a white oak that lives near the Lake Cook entrance? Check out our infographic below to learn … oaks hold their anthocyanin-rich leaves through the fall? Or that the oldest oak at the Garden is a white oak that lives near the Lake Cook entrance? Check out our infographic below to learn …
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… Citizen Science Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by … important data used to conserve our rapidly declining floral heritage. … Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by …
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… Fall Quiz Fall Quiz From crisp leaves underfoot to ghoulies dangling from trees, fall is in the air—and here at the Garden we’ve noticed that people have *strong opinions* about the … … Fall Quiz From crisp leaves underfoot to ghoulies dangling from trees, fall is in the air—and here at the Garden we’ve noticed that people have *strong opinions* about the …
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… The secret is out; visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden have unprecedented access to plant information, … the wheels turning? The ability to access this information in real time during a Garden visit is what makes the app so special, according to Boyce Tankersley , the Garden’s director of … “We have a large campus and much to see,” said Van Deraa, who uses the app herself. “I just get a thrill every time I want to find a plant,” she said. “There was an iris I wanted to see in …
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